By Associated Press - Thursday, December 28, 2017

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Police say the state medical examiner’s office is trying to determine the cause of death after finding a body believed to be that of a missing woman from Baldwin.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department says a woman’s body was found Wednesday near the home of Lawrene Alexander, who was last heard from Dec. 20.

Officials made the announcement on Thursday but are providing few details.

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Officials say Alexander had a mental health diagnosis and had disappeared before, but had always checked in with relatives. Her body was found in woods near her home.

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